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Four men and a woman were arrested yesterday for holding 24 men as slaves in east England, some for as long as 15 years, reports the BBC. The victims—English, Polish, and Romanian men—were likely recruited from soup kitchens and welfare offices and promised jobs that paid around $125 per day. "But when they get here, their hair is cut off them, they're kept in in some cases [in] horseboxes, dog kennels, and old caravans, made to work for no money, given very, very small amounts of food," said a police spokesman.

Though the victims were told that if they attempted to leave they would be beaten, over the years many did escape, often making complaints to authorities. "When we looked back since 2008 we were aware of 28 people who had made similar accusations," says the rep. More than 200 police officers participated in the raid on the slave camp, where drugs and weapons were found, reports the Telegraph. The freed men were taken to a medical center for treatment.

The perpetrators were "Travellers". To investigate this sub-group for any wrongdoing usually raises howls of Racism! Racist Pigs! Oppressing the Poor Travellers Who are pure as the Driven Snow! That is how it is. And it is totally racist to highlight their penchant for thieving, for entering the homes of old people living alone, beating them near or actually to death for their hidden money (for such old people don't use banks).

JOHNSPEAKS

Sep 12, 2011 12:54 PM CDT

That's one thing -You- can count on, Liberals bitching about all the wrongs of the world but they never seem to get their hands dirty, never, so the adage is true, If bull shit was gold -Liberals- woul be rich???